MADRID, Spain.- This Sunday, it was announced that the shipping companies Maersk y Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) temporarily suspended the movement of their vessels through the Strait of Hormuzstrategic route for the global shippinggiven the increase in tensions in the Middle East.
Until further notice
Through a statement, Maersk, one of the largest shipping companies world container shippinghas explained that the decision will be maintained until further notice, which could cause delays, deviations or schedule adjustments in services that stop at Persian Gulf ports.
Three ships are attacked in the Strait of Hormuz and the large shipping companies MSC and Maersk order their ships to get to safety https://t.co/dMGhGd5FlR pic.twitter.com/e5ifa0XRsM
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The company also announced the reconfiguration of its traditional routes through Bab El Mandeb and the Suez Canalprioritizing the safety of its crew. Specifically, all services ME11 (Middle East-India to the Mediterranean) and MECL (Middle East-India to the East Coast of the United States) will detour around the Cape of Good Hope.
According to Maersk, once the security situation stabilizes and allows it, it will continue to prioritize the Trans‑Suez routeconsidered the fastest, most sustainable and most efficient way to connect Asia, the Middle East, Europe and the East Coast of the United States.
MSC collaborate with authorities
The shipping companies Maersk and Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) announce the temporary suspension of circulation through the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic route for global maritime transport, given the increase in tensions in the Middle East.https://t.co/pirDwjy8mQ
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For its part, MSC also suspended its operations in the Strait of Hormuz. The company assured that it will closely monitor the evolution of the situation and will collaborate with the competent authorities, and that reservations will resume once security conditions allow it.
The measures adopted by both shipping companies come after the intensification of the conflict in the Middle East and after, the day before, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard warned that maritime transit through the Strait of Hormuz, a key point in the oil traffic y commercial in the region, it’s no longer safe.
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